Beethoven
The head of the family is the one with the tail.
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Budget
$0
Box office
$147 214 049
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Michael C. Gross, Joe Medjuck, Ivan Reitman
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Alex Tavoularis
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Editing
Sheldon Kahn, William D. Gordean
Whole Team (83)
Whole Team (83)
Short description
The Newton family live in their comfortable home, but there seems to something missing. This "hole" is filled by a small puppy, who walks into their home and their lives. Beethoven, as he is named, grows into a giant of a dog... a St Bernard. Doctor Varnick, the local vet has a secret and horrible sideline, which requires lots of dogs for experiments. Beethoven is on the bad doctor's list.
What's left behind the scenes
- Screenwriter John Hughes is credited as Edmond Dantès. This author's pseudonym is a tribute and a sign of respect to Alexandre Dumas' classic novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo," and its protagonist.
- Steve Rash was originally slated to direct the film, but he left the project shortly after filming began.
- The dog used in the film as Beethoven was trained by Eleanor Keaton, the widow of the famous actor Buster Keaton.
- The American Veterinary Association was so outraged that the main villain and organizer of the dog-napping gang turned out to be a veterinarian, that they sent a furious letter of protest to Jack Valenti, head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
- Filming took place from May 1 to July 26, 1991.
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